California District 46 Race

Top Industries

2004 Race: California District 46

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Most members of Congress get the bulk of their campaign contributions from two main sources: the industries that make up the economic base of their home district and the Washington-based interest groups that pay more attention to the member's committee assignments in Congress. In addition, most Democrats receive substantial sums from labor unions.

From this table, you can get a flavor of which are the top industries giving to the candidates running for Congress in your district. Do the industries match your local economy, or are they more Washington-based? If the latter, the candidate may have divided loyalties on issues where the interests of their cash constituents conflict with those of the voters who elected them.

Dana Rohrabacher (R)

Industry

Total

Real Estate

$53,250

Retired

$37,200

Misc Manufacturing & Distributing

$30,900

Health Professionals

$29,200

Leadership PACs

$25,035

Air Transport

$25,000

Automotive

$19,400

Lawyers/Law Firms

$19,292

Misc Finance

$17,900

Misc Energy

$16,800

General Contractors

$16,500

Construction Services

$16,349

Beer, Wine & Liquor

$15,000

Securities & Investment

$14,650

Business Services

$14,300

Lobbyists

$13,050

Republican/Conservative

$12,250

Chemical & Related Manufacturing

$12,000

Home Builders

$12,000

Misc Business

$11,000

Jim Brandt (D)

Industry

Total

Lawyers/Law Firms

$8,800

Retired

$5,150

TV/Movies/Music

$4,800

Transportation Unions

$2,500

Civil Servants/Public Officials

$2,450

Leadership PACs

$2,000

General Contractors

$2,000

Savings & Loans

$2,000

Industrial Unions

$1,500

Health Services/HMOs

$1,500

Democratic/Liberal

$1,250

Misc Energy

$1,000

Candidate Committees

$1,000

Printing & Publishing

$750

Education

$500

Securities & Investment

$500

Misc Finance

$500

Health Professionals

$400

Hospitals/Nursing Homes

$300

Computers/Internet

$250

Telecom Services & Equipment

$250

Keith D Gann (L)

No industry data found.

Tom Lash (3)

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2003-2004 House
election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Sunday, September 15, 2013.("Help!
The numbers don't add up...")

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